The Fairfield Indians will challenge the Colerain Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfield has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 12th.
On Monday, Fairfield came up short against Sycamore and fell 11-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Colerain, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let Hamilton get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Monday.
Caleb Hesse made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Hesse was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since April 2nd.
In other batting news, Devin Moeung and Craig Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Moeung went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Smith went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Colerain is undefeated when Moeung posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise.
Colerain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamilton only posted a batting average of .130.
Colerain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Fairfield came up short against Colerain in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 10-5. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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